1.
furious energy; great vigor (in action)
Energetic, all-out effort in action. Rarely used alone; appears almost exclusively in the four-character idiom 獅子奮迅 (charging like a lion).
獅子奮迅の活躍を見せた。
He performed with lion-like energy.
彼は試合の後半、獅子奮迅の勢いでゴールを決めた。
He scored a goal with furious energy in the second half of the match.
締め切り前の彼女は獅子奮迅の働きで資料を仕上げた。
Before the deadline, she finished the materials with the furious energy of a charging lion.
Almost never appears alone — learn it as part of 獅子奮迅 (charging like a lion), a four-character idiom (四字熟語) praising someone for working or fighting with overwhelming intensity. Used in sports commentary, news headlines, and admiring descriptions of someone's effort.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 獅子奮迅の活躍: a lion-like performance
- 獅子奮迅の勢い: lion-like momentum
- 獅子奮迅の働き: lion-like effort/work
Formal/literary register; less common in casual conversation than in writing.